Handle for valises, parcels, teapots, &amp;c.



110. 728,058. PATENTEDMAY 12', 1963;

. B. `WEBBR'. HANDLE PUB. VALISES, iPARGELS, TEAPOTS,A 6m.'

APPLICATION FILED snr'r'. 17, 1902.

N D `MODEL.

Nrrno STAT-ns@ Patented May 12, 1903.

BENJAMIN WEBER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLESDITTMAR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HANDLE FOR VALISES, PARCELS, TEAPOTS, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 728,058, dated May 12,1903.

Application filed September 17. 1902. Serial No. 123,693. (No model.)l

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LBENJAMIN WEBER,a citizen of the United States,residingat Baltimore,

inA the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Handles for Valises, Parcels, Teapots, and LikeArticles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in handles for valises, parcels,teapots, and like articles.

The object of the invention is to provide av handle which shallbe strongand'durable and at the same time simple in construction in order that itmay be produced cheaply and, further, to provide a handle which mayreadily be attached or detached without the use of tools.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which vFigure 1 is a perspective view of one of my improved handles. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the wire construction of the handle. Fig. 3 is a topview of the same. Fig. 4L is a perspective view of a modified form ofwire construction, and Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate top views of twoadditional modifications of the wire construction.

In all the forms shown Vthe wire construction is of a single piece.

Referring now to Figs. 1,-2, and 3, one end, a, of the wirestarts in theform of a spring snap or tongue and then extends upward and forms ahalf-curved stretch a.' to the center of the handle, where it is bentback or doubled to form a loop a2. The wire then extends toward thestarting-point,and the half-stretch a3 extends parallel with thehalf-stretch a',and

near the snap or tongue o, said wire forms one side b of the hookb. anarched curve b2 and then down and up again to form the other side of thehook b. Thus it will so far be seen that the arched curve h is over thetongue a. After the hook b is completed it will be seen by reference toFig. 3 that the wire then forms a full stretch c, which extends fromsaid hook b entirely across to the opposite side, where it curves downand forms one side cl of the hook d', then forms an arched curve d2 anddown The wire then forms i again to form the other side d3 ofsaidlhook,and then extends up, forming the half-stretch e, and extends in adirection parallel with the stretches c and e and ends in thesnap'fortongue f. When the wire is thus formed, it is the basis of thehandle, and the same is covered with any suitable or desirable material,such as leather g, and at each end of= said leather sleeve is a ferruleh, having a slot h',

through which the snaps or tongues a and f 6o.`

pass and work freely.

In Fig. 4 the constructionof the wire is exactly like that in Figs. 2and 3, except the stretches a and c', which form the snaps or tongues a.and f, are omitted and the ends i and vl are hooked together at thecenter.

In Fig. 5 the modilication consists in overlapping the ends jj andproviding each with a loop 7'2 and js, which are wrapped around theother two strands. In Fig. 6 the ends 7c and k are merely overlapped,and these ends and the full stretch c are secured by a Wrap ping of WireZ. v

In the several forms illustrated in the drawings it will be seen thatthere are several features common to all. First, all the hooks are.formed by an arched curve of the wire; second, allare provided withsecuring means at the center of the handle, and, third, all are providedwith one full stretch c of wire extending from one hook b'entirelyacross to the oppositehookd. ag

All the forms may have a suitableeove'ring, although the covering may beomitted in some cases where the handle is to be made very cheap toenable merchants to give them away when attached to purchased articles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is p 1. A handle of the class describedcomprising a wire having a continuous stretch, c, from one side to theother, said wire being formed into au arched hook at each end 4of saidcontinuous stretch and then extending back parallel with said continuousstretch and the two ends secured together between said hooks.

2. A handle of the class described comprising a continuous or fullstretch of wire hav- IOO ing a hook at opposite sides and provided withinterlocking loops between said two hooks.

3. A handle of the class described comprising a continuous Wire or fullstretch having a hook at opposite ends and interlocking loops betweensaid hooks and one end of said wire extending from the interlockingloops toward one of said hooks and the other end of said Wire extendingfrom said loops toward the other hook. y

4. A handle of the class described comprising a Wire having a continuousor full stretch from one end to the other, said Wire being bent at eachend of said continuous stretch to form an arched curved hook and astretch extending from each of said hooks toward the center Where theyinterlock and an end of said wire extending to and coacting With eachhook to form a snap or tongue.

5. A handle ot' the class described comprising a continuous Wire havinga hook at opposite ends and also having interlocking loops between saidhooks and an end of said Wire extending down to each hook and forming asnap or tongue and a covering over said wire between the two hooks butleaving said hooks and snaps uncovered.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence oi' twoWitnesses.

BENJAMN YVEBER.

Witnesses:

THos. U. BAILEY, CHARLES B. MANN, J r.

